Trump Honors Teens Slain By MS-13

President Donald Trump honored two teens who were slain by MS-13 gang members during his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

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Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens were murdered by MS-13 while walking together on the eve of Mickens’ 16th birthday. Trump invited the teens’ parents to attend the SOTU and promised to prevent future gang killings by restricting illegal immigration.

Shockingly, Democrats seemed to groan as Trump introduced the families, but the rest of the crowd was sympathetic to their story.

“Six members of the savage MS-13gang have been charged withKayla and Nisa’s murders,” Trump said, as the girls’ parents visibly wept. “Many of these gang members tookadvantage ofglaring loopholes in ourcountry’s laws to enter thecountry as illegal unaccompaniedminors and wound up in Kayla and Nisa’s high school. Evelyn, Elizabeth, Freddy andRobert, tonight, everyone inthis chamber is praying for you.Everyone in America is grievingfor you. Please stand.Thank you very much.”

The room gave a standing applause to the Cuevas and the Mickens after Trump’s emotional shoutout.

“I want you to know that 320million hearts are right nowbreaking for you.We love you.Thank you.But we cannot imagine the depthsof that kind of sorrow, we canmake sure that other familiesnever have to endure this kindof pain,” Trump continued. “Tonight, I am calling on Congress to finally close thedeadly loopholes that haveallowed MS-13 and other criminalgangs to break into our country.”